Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.
Born: May 22, 1883 · Denver, Colorado, United States
Filmography (46)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
The Image Book
2018
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018
Birth of the Tramp
2013
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
Glorious Technicolor
1998
American Experience
1988
Unknown Chaplin
1983
The Great Chase
1962
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
The Oscars
1953
Wilson
1944
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
Reaching for the Moon
1930
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
The Iron Mask
1929
Show People
1928
The Gaucho
1927
Character Studies
1927
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927
The Black Pirate
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
Robin Hood
1922
The Three Musketeers
1921
The Nut
1921
The Mark of Zorro
1920
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
A Modern Musketeer
1917
Reaching for the Moon
1917
Wild and Woolly
1917
The Matrimaniac
1916
Manhattan Madness
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Half-Breed
1916
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
Reggie Mixes In
1916
The Good Bad-Man
1916
His Picture in the Papers
1916
Flirting with Fate
1916
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915